The end of the quarter serves as the possible culmination of everything track and field athletes throughout the nation have been working toward all season long: nationals. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle distance runner Ally Courtnall will enter the Pac-12 track and field championship with the 18th-best 800-meter time in the conference. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The impossible seemed possible for about an hour Thursday in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. After No. 1 Oklahoma stormed out to a 3-0 lead, consecutive wins on the top-three singles courts brought the No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Joe Di Giulio had a chance to seal a comeback upset over the No. 1-ranked Oklahoma with a win at No. 6 singles but he fell in the third set to the Sooners’ Florin Bragusi. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
The last time these two teams met, seven innings were not enough. Neither were eight. Nor nine. On March 26, UCLA softball went on the road to face Cal State Northridge in a game that lasted 10 innings. Read more...
Photo: Pitcher Ally Carda enters her final postseason as a Bruin looking to guide UCLA to its first Women’s College World Series appearance since 2010. Carda recently won her second straight Pac-12 Player of the Year award. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
With no outs and the bases loaded in the fifth inning, David Berg took the mound. Equipped with a newly developed sidearm delivery, the junior pitcher at Bishop Amat High School toed the rubber to preserve his team’s three-run lead in the 2010 National Classic, a high-profile high school tournament. Read more...
Photo: Senior closer David Berg has been developing his sidearm delivery since his junior year of high school. While results weren’t immediate, he devoted his practice to mastering the craft of deception. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Hosting a critical meet like the Pac-12 championships can hold several key advantages for the host team. For one, the host athletes don’t have to spend time packing bags and traveling in airplanes or buses. Read more...
Photo: Junior middle distance runner Nick Hartle (left) said a home crowd can help athletes pull through in close races. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA men’s tennis team could very well be playing its last dual match of the season Thursday as it faces the NCAA tournament’s heavy favorite. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Austin Rapp will likely play Oklahoma freshman Spencer Papa at No. 5 singles in the round-of-16 match against the top-ranked Sooners. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s golf will play at the Sagamore Club in Noblesville, Ind., on May 14-16 for the NCAA Regional. This is UCLA’s 23rd consecutive appearance in the regional championship. Read more...
Photo: Senior Manav Shah has a scoring average of 71.8 for UCLA men’s golf. The Bruins are making their 23rd consecutive appearance in the regional championship starting Thursday. (Courtesy of Derek Freeman)
